lettuce article in what to do now

just had a nose in the what to do now section of GW.com. they recommend planting out lettuce??????? This time of the year you dont need to sow lettuce in pots, sowing direct is just as easy, it saves root disturbance and also saves the cost in not buying in compost. if you sow only 1/2 or 1/4 row at a time, you should always have room at the end of the row to sow fresh seeds a couple of weeks later giving a sucessional crop without the need to buy in compost. i dont understand why the recommend having to plant out.?????

Thats ok , but everything I put in as seed in the ground last year was eaten either by slugs or pigeons. This year everything has gone in as plants started from seed in the greenhouse. At least they have a fighting chance.

Planting out lettuces from 9 cm pots ensures regular spacing and better plants. Looks better too in the rows! As long as you water well when planting and then for week or so after the lettuces grow fast.